Replaceable heel



Aug. 25, 1925.

. 1,551,345 M. THOMASIAN N REPLACEABLE HEEL Filed Dec. 1920 Patented Aug. 25, 1925. v

UNITED STATES MANUEL THO'MASIAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

REPLACEAIBLE HEEL.

Application filed December 7, 1920. Serial No. 428,865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MANUEL 'THOMASIAN, a citizen of Turkey, having declared my in: fention of becoming a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- Vania, have invented certain Improvements in Replaceable Heels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in heels for shoes, one object of my invention being to provide a heel both easily attachable and detachable which at the same time is retained firmly in place when attached under all normal conditions.

A further object is to provide means whereby the attaching means may be applied to the shoe without the. use of .nails.

In the attached drawings: .7

Figure 1, is a perspective view of a shoe from which the detachable portion of the heel has been removed;

Fig. 2, is a perspective view of the de t-ached heel portion;

Fig. 3, is a perspective view of the portion of the retaining means which may be permanently secured within the heel proper of a shoe;

Fig. 4, is a perspective view of the portion of the retaining means which is secured 'to the detachable portion of the heel;

Fig. 5, is a vertical section of a heel made in accordance with my invention, showing the detachable portion of the heel in place;

Fig. 6, is a view in perspective of a modified socket portion for use particularly in i French heels;

Fig. 7 is a pa'rtial vertical section through aFrench heel made in acordance with my invention, and I Fig. 8, is a view in perspective of arubber heel lift made in accordance with my invention.

With reference to the drawings,my device comprises a socket member 1 adapted to be secured in a suitable recess 2 in the under side of the heel 3 of a shoe in the manner clearly illustrated in Fig- 1.

1y ring-like metal body portion 4 generally of the usual heel shape, which body may have at one edge a laterally extending flange 4:; This member is adapted to be attached to a heel lift 3 in the manner most clearly shown in Fig. 5, th said lift 3 being apertured to receive the body portion 4 of the socket member which, when inserted to the V This socket member preferably comprises a substant1al-' full extent with the flange-4 abutting one face of the lift, has a portion thereof extending'byond the opposite face, and this extending portion is then beaded over to form a flange 4" between which and the flange 4 the said lift is confined, the lift and socket portion being thus united. The lift 3 with the socket member attached may tlaen be attachedin the usual manner to the s 0e.

The male portion of the securing device consists of an element 5 which is preferably made of metal and which is adapted to fit within the said socket member 4. This male element is in the present instance, as most clearly shown in Fig. 3, of generally cupshape formation, the upper edges of the cup being serrated to form sharppointed' projections 5 The element 5 is attached to the bottom lift of the heel by driving the sharp pointed projections 5 into the lift, after which the lift may be attached to the heel by inserting the said element in the socket member.

When the male member 5 is inserted within the socket 1, the side wall 5 of the male member frictionally engage the peripheral side Walls 4 of the socket member and holds the sections together, the top section of the male member 5 tending to stiffen the side walls 5 of the male member to prevent their inward movement.

The side 4 of the socket against which the side of the male element bears is preferably made slightly concave, the side 5 of the male element being correspondingly convexed so that although it requires a considerable pressure to force the element into the socket, it remains firmly in place therein and retains the top lift tightly against the heel. It is also preferred that a liner 6 of ins heel and lift and preventing the entrance of v water therebetween, while at the same time addingmaterially to the general appearance of the shoe. The upper surface of the said top lift may also be recessed to receive the lift 3, as shown in Fig- 5. It will be noted that no nails are required in the formation of this heel.

In Fig. 6, I have illustrated a socket for use in French heels, this socket comprising a cup-shaped socket portion 8 having at the edges a flange 9, from the outer edge of which extend upwardly pointed projections 10. The socket is established Within a recess formed for the purpose in the bottom of the heel 11, in the manner shown in Fig. 7 the projections 10 entering the material of the heel and holding the socket in place. It is preferable in this instance that nails 12 be employed to assist in retaining the socket member in the heel. The male member 13 which is attached to the toplift 1 1 may be similar in all respects to the member 5 previously described.

lVhen employing the device'in connection with a rubber heel lift, the male element may be attached in the manner shown in Fig. 8. In this instance, the element consists of a body portion 15 adapted to fit within its companion socket member as previously described, said body portion having a lateral flange 16 which is established in a suitable pocket formed in the rubber lift 17 the body portion projecting through an aperture in the upper face, as clearly shown.

The device provides means whereby the worn-out top lifts of the shoe may be replaced by new ones, or the lift of the left shoe exchanged with the lift of the right shoe, so that the uneven Wear which usually occurs in heels may be compensated. The provision of the closed topto the member 5 possesses decided advantages over a construction in which said top section is omitted, as the said top section materially stiffens the side walls and prevents their inward movement. The laterally extending flanges on the socket and male members also coact to stiffen and strengthen the heel and aid in providing a rigid and secure connection between these sections.

I claim:

In a replaceable heel, the combination with an apertured lift attached to a shoe, a socket member lining the side walls'of said aperture and having a laterally extending bottom flange, and a hollow male member secured to the removable top lift of the heel and comprising a top section and downwardly extending side walls terminating in laterally extending bottom flanges, the side walls of the male member frictionally engaging the socket in the apertured lift and the top wall stifiening said side walls to prevent their inward movement, and the I flanges of said socket and male members lying adjacent and coacting to stiffen and strengthen the heel when in its assembled position.

MANUEL THOMASIAN. 

